University of Minnesota MRSEC
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The UMN MRSEC is pleased to announce the UMN MRSEC Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Honor of Frank Snowden.

Within the collaborative and cross disciplinary environment of the UMN MRSEC, Snowden fellows will engage in exciting research projects aligned with IRG 1: Ionic Control of Materials, IRG-2: Mesoscale Network Materials, or a Seed Project. Fellows will additionally participate in a variety of MRSEC professional and career development opportunities, including workshops about topics such as building an inclusive climate, dealing with conflict, self-advocacy, as well as networking opportunities with visiting academic and industrial scientists, and specific preparation for future academic careers. Additionally, fellows will have opportunities to act as mentors and role models for young learners (K-12 through undergraduate) through participation in a suite of outreach activities.

news

Congratulations to Renee Frontiera (Seed) recipient of the 2024 Sara Evans Leader Award.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Kelsey Stoerzinger (Seed), winner of the 2025 Marks-Ipatief Prize from the ACS.

Congratulations to Ben Magruder (IRG-2), awarded the Richard D. Amelar and Arthur S. Lodge Fellowship for Outstanding Collaborative Research in Materials for 2024-25.

publications

Wide-range continuous tuning of the thermal conductivity of La_0.5Sr_0.5CoO_3-δ films via room-temperature ion-gel gating

Temperature-dependent thermal conductivity of MBE-grown epitaxial SrSnO₃ films

Mending cracks atom-by-atom in rutile TiO₂ with electron beam radiolysis

Cylinders-in-Undulating-Lamellae Morphology from ABC Bottlebrush Block Terpolymers

Surface Relief Terraces in Double Gyroid-Forming Polystyrene-block-Polylactide Thin Films

Self-Assembly of Unusually Stable Thermotropic Network Phases by Cellobiose-Based Guerbet Glycolipids

highlights

IRG-1
Record Voltage-Based Tuning of Thermal Conductivity in La_0.5Sr_0.5CoO_3-δ

IRG-2
Unprecedented Nanoscale Morphology in Self-Assembled Bottlebrush Block Polymers

Seed
Mending cracks atom-by-atom in TiO₂ using electron beams

Funded by the National Science Foundation through the University of Minnesota MRSEC under Award Number DMR-2011401